Kavak is a municipality and
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of
Samsun Province
Samsun Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Its area is 9,725 km2, and its population is 1,368,488 (2022). Its adjacent provinces are Sinop on the northwest, Çorum on the west, Amasy ...
,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Its area is 697 km
2, and its population is 22,747 (2022).
Kavak is located 51 km away from
Samsun
Samsun is a List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, city on the north coast of Turkey and a major Black Sea port. The urban area recorded a population of 738,692 in 2022. The city is the capital of Samsun Province which has a population of ...
. It has 600 m height from the sea level. The mayor is Şerif Ün (YRP).
Kavak is located on the Samsun-Ankara highway, which brings it economical and social advantages. The most important source of income for Kavak is chicken farms.
Yaşar Doğu
Yaşar Doğu (1913 – 8 January 1961) was a Turkish wrestler. He competed in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, winning gold at the Olympic, world, and European championships.
Biography
He was born in the village Karlı of Kavak district ...
- Olympic gold medalist sports wrestler was born in Kavak district.
Composition
There are 91
neighbourhoods
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...
in Kavak District:
Mahalle
, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
* 19 Mayıs
* Ağcakese
* Ahırlı
* Akbelen
* Alaçam
* Alagömlek
* Aşağıçirişli
* Atayurt
* Azaklı
* Bahçelievler
* Başalan
* Bayındır
* Bayraklı
* Bekdemir
* Belalan
* Beybesli
* Beyköy
* Boğaziçi
* Bükceğiz
* Büyükçukur
* Çakallı
* Çalbaşı
* Çarıklıbaşı
* Çataltepe
* Çayırlı
* Celalli
* Çiçekyazı
* Çiğdem
* Çivril
* Çukurbük
* Değirmencili
* Demirci
* Dereköy
* Divanbaşı
* Doruk
* Duman
* Dura
* Emirli
* Germiyan
* Göçebe
* Güneyce
* Hacılı
* İdrisli
* İkizdere
* Ilıcaköy
* Kapıhayat
* Karacaarslan
* Karacalar
* Karadağ
* Karantı
* Karapınar
* Karayusuflu
* Karlı
* Kartepe
* Kayabaşı
* Kayaköy
* Kazancı
* Kethuda
* Köseli
* Kozansıkı
* Küçükçukur
* Kurşunlu
* Kuzalan
* Mahmutbeyli
* Mahmutlu
* Mehmetpaşa
* Mert
* Muhsinli
* Muratbeyli
* Ortaköy
* Sarıalan
* Şeyhli
* Şeyhresul
* Seyitali
* Sıralı
* Soğuksu
* Susuz
* Tabaklı
* Talışman
* Tatarmuslu
* Tekkeköy
* Tepecik
* Toptepe
* Üçhanlar
* Yaşardoğu
* Yenicami
* Yenigün
* Yeralan
* Yosunlu
* Yukarı Dereköy
* Yukarıçirişli
References
Populated places in Samsun Province
Districts of Samsun Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
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